NORTHERN TERRITORY KOALA SHOCK

WARNING: This post not to be  viewed by children. Darwin  garage sale  find reveals  hidden  side  to  national  icon. 

The above book , by Peter Schouten, was  plucked  from a box of extremely interesting   mixed volumes .  The  arts bookshop   World Food Books , Melbourne , website  has  this to  say  about  the  unusual 14pp volume:

 Absolute Oz cult classic. The extremely rare "Koalas Bizarre", published in 1985 (by Angus and Robertson,NSW) illustrated by self taught Australian wildlife illustrator and palaeontologist, Peter Schouten. This iconic adult-themed gem presents a series of beautifully graphite-rendered scenarios depicting the private (leather-clad, cruising, bound and gagged, BDSM) life of Koalas. File alongside  Gene  Bilbrew, Tom  of  Finland, and  Blinky Bill.

"Curled up in a tree-fork, your average Koala looks cuddly, sleepy and soft. Don't be deceived by appearances - all that cuteness is just a publicity gimmick, a carefully cultivated media image for children's books and travel brochures. As well-known wildlife artist Peter Schouten has discovered, all is not  what it  seems  behind  the leaves of  a  spreading  gum tree." 

Modesty prevents us from  running some of the more saucy  poses by female Koalas , a  milder  one  on  display below .